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Gold Standard Passport
CONTENTS
A. Project title B. Project description C. Proof of project eligibility D. Unique Project Identification E. Outcome stakeholder consultation process F. Outcome sustainability assessment G. Sustainability monitoring plan
H. Additionality and conservativeness deviations
Annex 1 ODA declarations
SECTION A. Project Title
Blue Fire Bio Wastewater Treatment and Biogas Utilisation Project
SECTION B. Project description
The proposed project entails the installation of two upflow anaerobic sludge blanket technology (UASB) biogas reactors and up to 3.128MWel gas engines
1 at an existing starch factory in
Thailand for:
a) the extraction of methane (biogas) from the wastewater stream through the biogas reactors;
b) the reuse of biogas as fuel in existing thermal boiler within the plant for starch drying; and c) the reuse of biogas as fuel for power generation.
The proposed project is implemented by Blue Fire Bio Co.,Ltd at the Chaodee Starch (2004) facility in the northeast of Thailand with a total wastewater flow-rate of 5,780m
3/day and an
average COD concentration of 12,000 mg/l. Prior to the implementation of the project, the wastewater was treated by an open lagoon system, consisting of six anaerobic ponds all with a depth of over 4 metres. In phase I, the project introduces successively two new sets of biogas reactors with methane capture and utilisation for energy purposes. The first reactor will be introduced into the existing open anaerobic lagoon based wastewater treatment system. As the starch factory plans to expand its starch production with the construction of a second line similar to the existing one, another biogas reactor will be then introduced; and the lagoon system will be extended to 15 lagoons (Phase II). As a consequence of the new anaerobic reactors, the organic load entering the lagoon system is drastically reduced because most of the organic matter is converted to biogas in the reactor. The project activity avoids the release of methane into the atmosphere, which would occur due to the anaerobic digestion of the organic content in the open lagoon based wastewater treatment system (anaerobic conditions, leading to methane generation within the lagoon are the result of a lagoon depth greater than 2- 4m and an average atmospheric temperature of about 28°C)
2.
In addition, the biogas reactors produce sufficient quantities of biogas to fuel thermal oil boilers for starch drying, replacing the use of heavy fuel oil, and to fuel a gas engine for the production of power for both in-house use and/or sale to the electricity grid. Up to 1,994 tons/year of heavy fuel oil are replaced for heating purposes, and up to 5,794MWh are generated annually with the diesel generators. A first 1.128MWel biogas gensets will be installed in 2009, and the second one with a capacity up to 2 MWel is planned to be installed one year later. The replacement of heavy fuel oil in the thermal oil boilers, the replacement of diesel from the generators and displacement of electricity from the national grid, which is generated by fossil fuel fired power plants from the Thai national grid to a large extent, will lead to further reductions of greenhouse gases. In accordance with the project owner plans, the electricity generated will be sold to PEA
3 under a
firm power purchase agreement under the Very Small Power Producer4 (VSPP) program.
1 The exact total capacity of the gas engines is not yet decided.
2 As per published source Pollution control Department, Thailand.
http://www.pcd.go.th/info_serv/water_wt.html
3 The Provincial Electricity Authority is a government enterprise under the Ministry of Interior. The
authority‟s responsibility is primarily concerned with the generation, distribution, sales and
The average estimated emission reduction is 51,817 tonnes per year of CO2 equivalent. The diagrams of the pre and post project situations are demonstrated below, Pre-project situation (baseline)
provision of electric energy services to the business and industrial sectors as well as to the general public in provincial areas, with the exception of Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakran provinces. 4 A Very Small Power Producer (VSPP) can be any private entity, government or state-owned
enterprise that generates electricity either (a) from non-conventional sources such as wind, solar and mini-hydro energy or fuels such as waste, residues or biomass, or (b) from conventional sources provided they also produce steam through cogeneration. As per the VSPP program, the VSPP is limited to sell no more than 10MW of its electrical power output to the designated distribution utility, such as Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) and/or Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA).
Waste water flow
Anaerobic Open Lagoons
Starch Mill
Post-project situation (project activity)
wastewater flow
biogas flow
heat and electricity
Project boundary
Electricity sent
to grid
Electricity
Anaerobic Open Lagoons
Pre-treatment
Starch Mill
Primary sedimentation
tank
Equalization and acid pond
Biofuel anaerobic digesters
Boiler
Biogas Engines
Flare
Heat
Grid
Sustainable Development Benefits are discussed in detail in section F of the GS passport.
SECTION C. Proof of project eligibility
C.1. Scale of the Project
Project Type Large Small
C.2. Host Country
Thailand
C.3. Project Type
Project type Yes No
Does your project activity classify as a Renewable Energy project?
Does your project activity classify as an End-use Energy Efficiency Improvement project?
The project type falls under Biogas (landfill gas and biogas from agro-processing, wastewater and other residues), as specified in Appendix C of the Gold Standard Toolkit. Adherence to the 65% rule of minimum utilisation The biogas system at the project activity is designed in such a way to maximise the utilisation ratio of the biogas for the delivery of thermal and electrical energy. The quantity of biogas is expected to be 7,575,000 Nm
3. 60% is used as fuel in an existing thermal oil boiler and 40% is
used as fuel in power generator. The flaring system will be used only in case of emergency.
Pre Announcement Yes No
Was your project previously announced?
Explain your statement on pre announcement There has been no public announcement of the project going ahead without the CDM, prior to any payment being made for the implementation of the project. *the table refers to the PDD
Date Event Verified information and evidence submitted by PP
2004 Operation start of the starch factory Production data
25 January 2005 Consideration of the CDM to develop WWT treatment system = proof of early consideration
Board minutes
May 2005 First technical proposal on biogas project
Proposal
4 and 6 May 2005 Communication with the Energy for Environment Foundation (E for E), an independent not-for-profit organization about CDM
Fax from E for E and letter from Chaodee to E for E
June 2005 E for E proposal for a biofuel reactor Proposal
8 August 2005 Decision by Chaodee Starch factory to invest in a new wastewater treatment system = investment decision date
Board minutes
20 August 2005 Biofuel Co. Ltd (BFR) proposal (requested as alternative to E for E proposal)
Proposal
15 October 2005 Contract between Blue Fire Bio Co., Ltd (BFB) and carbon consultants for CDM services
Contract
26 October 2005 Acceptance of BFR proposal by BFB for the construction of an anaerobic biofuel reactor = CDM Project Start date
Contract
11 November 2005
First invoice to BFR for the biodigester design work
Invoice
May 2006 Physical construction start of the first line of the anaerobic digester
Purchase orders
30 January 2007 Thai cabinet approves first batch of seven projects, ending an interminable period of waiting
GTZ newsletter – January 2007
10 May 2007 Communication from consultant stating the difficulties to implement CDM project in Thailand
Letter from consultant to BFB
25 May 2007 CDM cooperation agreement between South Pole and the carbon consultant, whereas South Pole was supposed to support CDM project implementation and purchase CERs.
Cooperation agreement
06 July 2007 Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) was established with a view to take over approval process from cabinet
July 2007 Operation start of the 1st line Monitoring report
18 December 2007
ERPA signed between BFB and South Pole
ERPA
August 2008 Investment for the second line Contract between BFB – Bio Forerunner (BioFuel has established a new company)
25 September 2008
South Pole requested TUV Rheinland proposal for validation
10 November 2008
Initial CDM Gold Standard stakeholder consultation at Chaodee factory
Stakeholder consultation documents
20 November 2008
Finishing Initial Environmental Evaluation and draft PDD
IEE and draft PDD
28 November 2008
Submission of the Letter of Approval (LoA) request to Thai DNA (Host)
LoA request
7 February 2009 PDD webhosted on UNFCCC UNFCCC website
20 August 2009 Letter of Approval issued by Thai DNA Thai LoA. Nr. B.E. 2552 (2009)
28 September 2009
Letter of Approval issued by Switzerland LoA Swiss G 514-3487
May 2010 Expected start operation date of the second line (postponed)
BFB schedule
C.4. Greenhouse gas
Greenhouse Gas
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Nitrous oxide
C.5. Project Registration Type
Project Registration Type
Regular
Pre-feasibility assessment
Retro-active projects (T.2.5.1)
Preliminary evaluation (T.2.5.2)
Rejected by UNFCCC (T2.5.3)
SECTION D Unique project identification
D.1. GPS-coordinates of project location
Coordinates
Latitude 15.1303N
Longitude 101.5586E.
Explain given coordinates
N/A
D.2. Map
61 Moo 14, Hindad, Dan Khun Tot District, Nakhorn Ratchasima (Korat), Thailand
SECTION E. Outcome stakeholder consultations process
E.1. Assessment of stakeholder comments
Stakeholder Consultation Meeting The consultation has been conducted by the project owner Blue Fire Bio Co.,Ltd, with assistance from South Pole Carbon Asset Management Limited (Switzerland based company in charge of CDM project development) and BFR Co Ldt. (Thai engineering company responsible for the
implementation of the wastewater treatment plant). The meeting was held at the facilities of the Chaodee Starch factory which is located 400m away from the wastewater treatment plant, on November 10, 2008. Here below, we summarise the open questions from the first meeting and assessed their relevance:
Stakeholder Comment Assessment Response to comment
Carbon dioxide gas effect on the environment
This question seems to be mainly informative, though stakeholders also seem to seek guarantees with regard to the safety of the plant‟s activities.
Methane gas is avoided thanks to the project activity, which contributes to improving the environment.
Origin of the wastewater This question was mainly informative.
A response was provided during the consultation.
Safety of the system Stakeholders are rightly concerned by the safety of an installation located in their neighbourhood.
The system has already proved to be safe under proper handling conditions, which will be ensured in this project activity.
For the minutes of the meeting and other details regarding the consultation meeting, please refer to the Stakeholder Consultation report.
E.2. Stakeholder Feedback Round
Please describe report how the feedback round was organised, what the outcomes were and how you followed up on the feedback.
The SFR meeting was done in accordance to the GS requirements stated in the Toolkit as well as to the GS Pre-feasibility assessment. The SFR meeting was done on Friday 12
th November 2010 at the project location, the meeting
room of Chaodee Starch (2004) 98, Moo 14, Hindad, Dan Khun Tot District, Nakhorn Ratchasima (Korat), Thailand. The details of the SFR meeting are as below, 1. Design of the Stakeholder Consultation Process 1.1 Agenda
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Explanation of the objective of the meeting
Explanation of the project details and progress
Blind sustainable development exercise and Do-no-harm discussion
Open for comments from the stakeholders, including any mitigation actions or monitoring plan, if any
The (Thai) agenda was attached to the invitation letter to the stakeholders. 1.2 Non-technical Summary The non-technical summary was in Thai and was attached to the invitation letter to the stakeholders. The English text below demonstrates the content of the non-technical summary. Non Technical Summary of “Blue Fire Bio Wastewater Treatment and Biogas Utilization Project” Project detail The “Blue Fire Bio Wastewater Treatment and Biogas Utilization Project” of Blue Fire Bio Co., Ltd is a project which implements a waste water treatment system which can produce biogas and reduce environmental impacts. The waste water is from a starch manufacturing plant of Chaodee Starch (2004). The biogas can be used to produce heat in the boiler and to produce electricity to the local grid. The project is located at 61, Moo 14, Hindad, Dan Khun Tot District, Nakhorn Ratchasima (Korat). Before the project activity, the waste water was treated in the open lagoon system, which caused environmental impacts e.g. odour. Therefore, the project owner has decided to developed this project thorough Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Technology used to treat the waste water and produce biogas The biogas production system will use a high efficiency waste water treatment system by Bio Fuel Co.,Ltd. The gas from the system can be used as fuel to substitute fuel oil previously used for starch production process as well as to produce electricity. The project has several advantages,
By displacing fossil-fuel electricity from the grid, the project will achieve Green house gas emission
reductions and thus participate to the mitigation of climate change.
The biogas can be used as fuel
The higher efficiency will results in less time for water treatment process
Reliable technology
5 Agenda in Thai used for the invitation is available for the validation
Project timeline
Progress
start of the project – when the decision was made August 2005
construction of phase 1 May 2006
operation of phase 1 July 2007
First stakeholder consultation meeting Nov 2008
construction of phase 2 Sept 2009
operation of phase 2 September 2010
second stakeholder consultation meeting Nov 2010
1.3 Invitation Tracking Table The invitation list (in the format of invitation tracking table) includes all the categories suggested in the GS Toolkit. The individuals and organizations invited are local people in e.g. Hin Dad district, Ta Kean district and Huay Bong district, as they are stakeholders who can be affected from the project rather than people from the other districts. The stakeholders were invited at least 2 weeks before the meeting day. The villagers were invited through head of villages. The stakeholders invited for the previous stakeholder consultation meeting were also included in the invitation for this SFR.
Category code
Organisation
Name of Invitee
Way of invitation
Date of invitation
Confirmation received?
Y/N
A villagers of Hindad district
Head of Hindad district In person 18-10-2010 Y
A villagers of Huay Bong district
Head of Huay Bong district
In person 18-10-2010 Y
A villagers of Ta Kean district
Head of Ta Kean district
In person 18-10-2010 Y
A villagers of Hindad district
Assistant of Head of Hindad district
In person 18-10-2010 Y
A villagers of Huay Bong district
Assistant of Head of Huay Bong district
In person 18-10-2010 Y
A villagers of Ta Kean district
Assistant of Head of Ta Kean district
In person 18-10-2010 Y
A villagers of Moo 2 Huay Bong district
Head of of Moo 2 village
In person 18-10-2010 Y
A villagers of Moo 3 Huay Bong district
Head of Moo 3 village In person 18-10-2010 Y
A villagers of Moo 20 Huay Bong district
Head of Moo 20 village
In person 18-10-2010 Y
A villagers of Moo 17 Huay Bong district
Head of Moo 17 village
In person 18-10-2010 Y
A villagers of Moo 4 Hin Dad district
Head of Moo 4 village In person 18-10-2010 Y
A villagers of Moo 14 Hin Dad district
Head of Moo 14 village In person 18-10-2010 Y
A villagers of Moo 22 Hin Dad district
Head of Moo 22 village In person 18-10-2010 Y
A villagers of Moo 2 Hin Dad district
Head of Moo 2 village In person 18-10-2010 Y
A villagers of Moo 15 Hin Dad district
Head of Moo 15 village In person 18-10-2010 Y
A villagers of Moo 3 Hin Dad district
Head of Moo 3 village In person 18-10-2010 Y
A villagers of Moo 15 Huay Bong district
Head of Moo 15 village In person 18-10-2010 Y
B Police Office of Hin Cheif Officier of Police In person 18-10-2010 Y
Dad district Office of Hin dad district
B Office of the Dan Khun Tod Municipality
Chief Officer of Office of the Dan Khun Tod Municipality
In person 18-10-2010 Y
B Hin Dad Subdistrict Administrative Organization
Chief Officer of Hin Dad Subdistrict Administrative Organization
In person 18-10-2010 Y
B Huay Bong Subdistrict Administrative Organization
Chief Officer of Huay Bong Subdistrict Administrative Organization
In person 18-10-2010 Y
B Ta Kean Subdistrict Administrative Organization
Chief Officer of Ta Kean Subdistrict Administrative Organization
In person 18-10-2010 Y
B Suranaree University of Technology (Nakhon Ratchasima)
To whom it may concern
Letter 18-10-2010 Y
B Khon Kaen University To whom it may concern
Letter 18-10-2010 Y
B Chulalongkorn University
To whom it may concern
Letter 18-10-2010 Y
B Mahidol University
To whom it may concern
Letter 18-10-2010 Y
B King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
To whom it may concern
Letter 18-10-2010 Y
B Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning
Director Letter 18-10-2010 Y
B Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Public Health Office
Chief Offficer of Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Public Health Office
Letter 18-10-2010 Y
B Regional Energy Coordination Office
Chief Officer of Regional Energy Coordination Office
Letter 18-10-2010 Y
B Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Agriculture Extension Office
Chief Officer of Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Agriculture Extension Office
Letter 18-10-2010 Y
B Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Administrative Office
Chief Officer of Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Administrative Office
Letter 18-10-2010 Y
B Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Industrial Office
Chief Officer of Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Industrial Office
Letter 18-10-2010 Y
B Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Office of Natural Resources and
Director Letter 18-10-2010 Y
Environment
B National Science and Technology Development Agency - NSTDA
To whom it may concern
Letter 18-10-2010 Y
B Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
To whom it may concern
Letter 18-10-2010 Y
B International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC)
To whom it may concern
Letter 18-10-2010 Y
B Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI)
To whom it may concern
Letter 18-10-2010 Y
B Environmental Engineering Association of Thailnad - EEAT
To whom it may concern
Letter 18-10-2010 Y
B Provincial Electricity Authority of Dan Khun Tot district
To whom it may concern
Letter 18-10-2010 Y
C Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization-TGO
Director Letter 18-10-2010 Y
D Greenleaf Foundation Director Letter 18-10-2010 Y
D Energy of Environment Foundation
Director Letter 18-10-2010 Y
D The Energy Conservation Foundation of Thailand
Director Letter 18-10-2010 Y
D Thailand Environment Insitute
Director Letter 18-10-2010 Y
D, F World Wildlife Fund Director Letter 18-10-2010 Y
D, F Greenpeace - Thailand office
Director Letter 18-10-2010 Y
E Gold Standard Ellen May Zanoria, South East Asia Regional Manager
email 29-10-2010 Y
F Greenpeace International
To whom it may concern
email 29-10-2010 Y
F HELIO International Helene O'Connor-Lajambe
email 29-10-2010 Y
F Mercy Corps Dorothy McIntosh email 29-10-2010 Y
F REEEP Marianne Osterkorn email 29-10-2010 Y
F WWF International Bella Roscher email 29-10-2010 Y
F Appropriate Technology Association (ATA)
Chalermsri Dhamabutra or Poonsae Suanmuang
Letter 18-10-2010 Y
F Dhammanart Foundation
Khun Songklod Indhukarn
email 29-10-2010 Y
F Renewable Energy Institute of Thailand, REIT
Ms. Wanun Permpibul Letter 18-10-2010 Y
1.4 Text of individual invitations The English text below demonstrates the content of individual invitation letter sent by post and in person. Date: 18 October 2010 Topic: Invitation to a stakeholder meeting of Blue Fire Bio Co.,Ltd Blue Fire Bio Wastewater Treatment and Biogas Utilization Project To…………………….. Attachment: (agenda, confirmation form and non-technical summary) As Blue Fire Bio Co.,Ltd has introduced anaerobic wastewater treatment under Clean Development Mechanism which can can help reducing greenhouse gas emission which leads to global warming and environmental isssues. The company, in association with South Pole Carbon; therefore, is organizing a meeting to update on the project progress and obtain stakeholder‟s comments on the project on 12 November 2010 from 1 pm at the meeting room of Chaodee Starch (2004) Company Limited, Hindad, Dan Khun Tot District, Nakhorn Ratchasima (Korat), Thailand. The company realizes the importance of people in the surrounding communities and relevant organizations and would like to invite you to attend the meeting on the date and venue. Yours faithfully, Mr. Chanchai Chaodee Blue Fire Bio Co.,Ltd 18 October 2010
The English text below demonstrates the content of individual invitation letter sent by email (to e.g. GS supporter NGOs and the GS). The email contains both English and Thai content. Dear all, Blue Fire Bio Co.,Ltd and South Pole Carbon (Thailand) Co.,Ltd are inviting you to attend a Stakeholder Feedback Round (physical meeting) for “Blue Fire Bio Wastewater Treatment and Biogas Utilization Project”. The proposed CDM project is going to apply for Gold Standard and the meeting is to provide and update about project‟s progress and to obtain opinions from relevant stakeholders and surrounding communities. To be fully in line with the GS rules and regulations we would like to invite the Gold Standard, local Gold Standard Supporters, NGOs and relevant organisations to participate in the Stakeholder Consultation Meeting. Per local invitees' request, this meeting will be scheduled on 12th November 2010, from 1-4 pm at the meeting room of Chaodee Starch (2004) Company Limited, 98 Moo 14, Hindad, Dan Khun Tot District, Nakhorn Ratchasima (Korat), Thailand. Please find the attached agenda and non-technical summary of the project (in English and Thai) In case you could not attend the meeting and would like to provide opinions about the project or if you have any questions, please feel free to do so by replying back to this email. Best regards, Sara (Sasithorn K.) Gold Standard Project Manager South Pole Carbon (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. Bangkok office T +66 2 678 8979 E [email protected] W http://www.southpolecarbon.com
1.5 Text of public invitations As Blue Fire Bio Co.,Ltd has introduced anaerobic wastewater treatment under Clean Development Mechanism which can can help reducing greenhouse gas emission which leads to global warming and environmental isssues. The company, in association with South Pole Carbon; therefore, is organizing a meeting to update on the project progress and obtain stakeholder‟s comments on the project on 12 November 2010 from 1 pm at the meeting room of Chaodee Starch (2004) Company Limited, Hindad, Dan Khun Tot District, Nakhorn Ratchasima (Korat), Thailand. The company realizes the importance of people in the surrounding communities and relevant organizations and would like to invite you to attend the meeting on the date and venue.
12 November 2010 from 1 pm
The meeting room of Chaodee Starch (2004) Company Limited
If you have any questions or would like to put comments on the project, please feel free to contact, Blue Fire Bio Co.,Ltd
61-61/1 Moo 14, Hindad, Dan Khun Tot District, Nakhorn Ratchasima Tel: 044-331-231-3 (K.Ratchaneekorn)
Example of public invitation
Pictures showing about public invitation at Moo 14 village notice board
Public invitation at a general public place
Moreover, there was also radio announcement at surrounding villages for public invitation. 2. Consultation process 2.1 Participants in the physical meeting 2.1.1 List of participants
Participant List
Date and time: 12 November 2010, 1-4 PM
Location: the meeting room of Chaodee Starch (2004) Company Limited, Hindad, Dan Khun Tot District, Nakhorn Ratchasima (Korat)
Organisation M/F Name Tel
Huay Bong Subdistrict Administrative Organization
M Onsaa Thaitae 089-9482318
Representative from Moo 2 M Sompet Noinatao 085-7806977
Representative of villagers in Moo 20 M Pornpipat Srisomsan 085-7716427
Representative of villagers in Moo 3 M Thongnak Phumikokrak 083-3727639
Representative from villagers in Moo 20
M Thiem Mekkunthod 083-3653632
Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Public Health Office
M Chansak Supornpokee 081-7604237
Representative from villagers in Moo 14
M Puam Dadjantuk 082-8743979
Representative from villagers in Moo 3 M Surachai Purdnok -
Local resident M Ratthapon Thathong -
Local resident M Pratat Jurmkijlak 081-7093619
Representative from villagers in Moo 22
M Tim Ketkunthod 086-2490253
Hin Dad district Police station M Kittipoj Saipudpong 087-0017128
Office of the Dan Khun Tod Municipality
F Ranchaya Silanjam 044-389403
Dan Khuh Tot District Office M Wuttipong Mongkuntot 082-1259951
Department of Environmental Quality Promotion
M Meesak Minlintavisamai 02-5771136
Representative from Moo 2 village F Ranjuan Tinkuntot 080-7387754
Hin Dad Subdistrict Administrative Organization
M Natthapon Teapunluk 086-2534757
Local resident M Anek Srikumpan 089-0474886
Regional Energy Coordination Office M Wutthichai Tanpanich 081-7188870
Regional Energy Coordination Office M Theerawut Longsakulnee 080-1574055
Huay Bong Subdistrict Administrative Organization
M Somkiet Tosungnern 081-9556027
Local resident M Sayan 086-2528550
Local resident M Sinla Deejantuk 083-3683319
Local resident M Sommai 086-0924706
2.1.2 Evaluation Forms
Summary of Comments
What is your impression of the meeting? It is good and useful that the company organised the meeting.
What do you like about the project? I would like to support the project as it is good for the environment, e.g. reducing odour, create jobs for local people.
What do you not like about the project? -
Example of an evaluation form
2.2 Pictures from the meeting
Pictures from the site visit during the SFR meeting
2.3 Outcome of consultation process 2.3.1 Minutes of the meeting The stakeholders registered and received the documents for the meeting: non-technical summary, agenda, SD matrix questionnaire and evaluation form. South Pole introduced themselves and welcome the stakeholders as well as informing about the objective of the meeting, which are, to inform the project progress and to obtain feedback from the stakeholders regarding the project. After that the representative from South Pole explained about the agenda for today‟s meeting. Representatives from Chaodee Starch (2004) and Blue Fire Bio explained about project details, which includes the project location, aim of the project, where does the waste water come from, baseline and project situations, who are involved in the project, how does the UASB system works and finally the project progress so far. South Pole explained about global warming, greenhouse gases, CDM and how it was related to the project activity for the stakeholders to have more knowledge and understandings about those areas. Then the representatives from Chaodee Starch and South Pole asked the stakeholders if they understand the project details or do they have any questions about the project details. Some stakeholders asked questions as follows, (the answers are provided from representatives from Chaodee Starch and Blue Fire Bio together) Question: how much of the electricity will you produce? Answer: We have installed 2 electricity generators which altogether have capacity of 1 MW so they produce electricity around 1 MW. Question: can you explain more on how the system can contain all the waste water and have you ever release any waste water to the other areas? Answer: no, we have never done that. Currently, the waste water from the starch factory does not exceed 3,000 cubic metres. With our waste water treatment capacity totally more than 10,000 cubic metres, this can be seen that the whole system can keep all the waste water without the need to release to outside the project activity. Question: how many open lagoons do you have? Answer: we have 15 lagoons which can handle all the waste water from the starch factory. The meeting was then preceded to the next session. South Pole introduced the session on discussion about do-no-harm assessment and SD matrix. South Pole explained that the objective of this exercise is to obtain the stakeholder‟s views on the impacts of the project in their opinions. Then South Pole explained about do-no-harm assessment and each indicator of SD matrix for the stakeholders including giving some examples so that they can have better understandings on the indicators and ask the stakeholders to check their understandings from time to time. The stakeholders were asked to think which indicators are relevant and score them. They are also free to provide their comments verbally. The stakeholders were interested in seeing the project activity so the project owner took them for the site visit. The stakeholders were able to see the biogas plant, which includes the UASB tanks and the open lagoon. The project owner took the stakeholders to the top of UASB tank where they can see the waste water flow and overall of the waste water treatment system. The representatives from Blue Fire Bio, together with the project owner, explained to the stakeholders on how the system worked so that the stakeholders have more understanding of the project activity and how the waste water treatment works. After the site visit, the stakeholders filled in the questionnaires and provided some comments
as well as asked more questions. South Pole summarised the stakeholder‟s scores and opinions. The project owner responded to the stakeholder‟s comments and questions. The stakeholder‟s comments and responses from the project owner are as below, Question: Will you provide training for local people who are employees of the biogas plants? Answer: Yes, definitely. We have ISO system and part of the system, we have training programme. We have a clear training plan already so you can be confident that the training will be provided to the employees. Question: Do you have any system to prevent explosion due to biogas? Answer: Yes, we do. We have flare systems that will burn excessive biogas to prevent explosion. Moreover, the system is well controlled and managed with installed metres to monitor the amount of biogas. The equipments we use have certificate and we also have calibration plan in place in order to make sure the safety for our employees and the surrounding communities. Question: will the project activity create odour problem to the community? Answer: if you compare with the time when there was no biogas plant next to the starch factory. The adour from lagoons was very bad. The stakeholders who are native to this area were well aware about this. With the biogas plant, we have a place where the biogas is kept in a closed system so the odour is much less. Therefore, the project activity will actually help lessen the odour. Overall, the stakeholders were inquisitive and asked several questions as above. From all the comments and the measures that the project owner explained, the stakeholders agreed with those measures and came to the conclusion that there should not be negative impacts from the project. South Pole therefore, started to discuss about positive impacts from stakeholders which mentioned in the questionnaire. The stakeholders did not provide any more detailed comments. South Pole summarised all the comments including measures as above again and asked for the consensus. The stakeholders agreed. Topic on monitoring was brought up but there was no feedback or ideas from the stakeholders on monitoring sustainable development indicators. The stakeholders were asked to fill in the evaluation forms. South Pole informed further that there will be 2-month period of opening for comments, which will be around December until January. The project documents will be placed at e.g. at Huay Bong Subdistrict Administrative Organization Office, in front of the plant and on South Pole‟s website. Contact details will be provided so that stakeholders can give any feedback on the project lateron. South Pole and the project owner thanked the stakeholders for their time participating in the meeting and their comments. The meeting was closed. Note: according to the feedback from the Gold Standard as per pre-feasibility assessment, it was advisable for local NGOs to lead the SD matrix exercise. As no local NGOs attended the meeting; therefore, the project proponent leaded the SD matrix discussion and tried to do in the most appropriate way possible to get unbiased opinions from the stakeholders. 3. Analysis of differences between own sustainable development assessment and the one resulting from the blind exercise with stakeholders. Explain way of consolidation. As the points from stakeholder‟s comments from the blind exercise have already taken care of by the system design and measures that the project owner plans to do, which can be seen from the answers by the project owner to the stakeholders. Therefore, the SD matrix in this GS passport will not be different from the own sustainable development assessment. In addition, from the feedback in the questionnaires (by considering the majority of the stakeholders), the result is that there is no negative on sustainable development indicators.
In addition to the above details of SFR meeting on 12
th November 2010, the project
documents will be available for stakeholders to comments for at least 2 months or 60 days (around December to January) at Huay Bong Subdistrict Administrative Organization Office, at the plant, and on South Pole‟s website
SECTION F. Outcome Sustainability assessment
F.1. „Do no harm‟ Assessment
Safeguarding principles Description of relevance to my
project
Assessment of my project risks
breaching it (low/medium/high)
Mitigation measure
1. The project respects internationally proclaimed
human rights including dignity, cultural property
and uniqueness of indigenous people. The
project is not complicit in Human Rights abuses.
The project activity is located within
the plant area and are surrounded by
agricultural areas6.
Therefore, there is extremely small
risk of the project causing any harm to
human right and cultural property.
Low n/a
2. The Project does not involve and is not
complicit in involuntary resettlement.
This is not relevant for this project, as
no resettlement is/was needed. This is
because the project activity takes
place within baseline project
boundaries7.
n/a n/a
6 Referring to IEE, chapter 6 (environmental impact assessment), section 6.1 (impacts on natural resources) and 6.1.2 (impacts on bio-resources)
7 Referring to IEE, chapter 6 (environmental impact assessment), section 6.1 (impacts on natural resources) and 6.1.2 (impacts on bio-resources) on the
project location details
3. The Project does not involve and is not
complicit in the alteration, damage, or removal of
any critical cultural heritage.
No cultural heritage is enclosed in the
project boundary and therefore is not
endangered by the project.8
n/a n/a
4. The Project respects the employees‟ freedom
of association and their right to collective
bargaining and is not complicit in restrictions of
these freedoms and rights.
If the employees wish, they have the freedom of association and their rights to collective bargaining are not restricted. The legal basis is the national law
9. Therefore the likelihood
to breach this safeguarding principle is very low.
Low n/a
5. The Project does not involve and is not
complicit in any form of forced or compulsory
labour.
With all staff being employed
according to national labour
legislation10
, there is very little chance
of the project breaching this
safeguarding principle.
Low n/a
6. The Project does not employ and is not
complicit in any form of child labour.
The project does not involve any child
labour and is in compliance with all
the necessary national regulations.
According to the Thailand labour law11
, employing children less than 15
years is prohibited and employing
children under 18 years needs to be
Low n/a
8 Referring to IEE, chapter 6 (environmental impact assessment), section 6.1 (impacts on natural resources) and 6.1.2 (impacts on bio-resources) on the
project location details
9 Referring to Labour Relation Act B.E. 2518 (1975), the right of employees to form a labour union
10 Referring to Kingdom of Thailand Constitution, section 3 (right and freedoms of the citizens), the Thai citizens have the right to choose their jobs freely,
http://www.thprc.org/book/node/16.htm
11 Referring to the Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541, chapter , section 44 and 45, http://www.labour.go.th/law/doc/labour_protection_en_1998.pdf
under strictly regulated rules.
7. The project does not involve and is not
complicit in any form of discrimination based on
gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or any
other basis.
The project does not discriminate
against individuals and employment of
staff is not based on gender, race,
religion, sexual orientation or on any
other basis. In Thailand, there is
labour legislation12
that protects
against this principle.
Low n/a
8. The project provides workers with a safe and
healthy work environment and is not complicit in
exposing workers to unsafe or unhealthy work
environments.
An unsafe handling of the captured
gas could threaten the workers
„safety.
Medium Organise training and
only authorise trained
personnel on-site.
Safety procedures will
be part of the operation
manual. Flare system
also contributes to more
safety working
environment as flare will
be used to burn excess
biogas (which can lead
to an accident due to
explosion.)
9. The Project takes a precautionary approach in
regard to environmental challenges and is not
complicit in practices contrary to the
precautionary principles.
The IEE, as part of the document for
host country approval, is also required
to include not only mitigation but also
preventive measures.
Thailand also endorsed the Rio
Low n/a
12
Referring to the Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541 (1998), chapter 1, section 15, http://www.labour.go.th/law/doc/labour_protection_en_1998.pdf
Declaration on Environment and
Development, which covers
precautionary approach.
Therefore, there is extremely small
risk that the project activity is contrary
to the precautionary principles13
.
10. The Project does not involve and is complicit
in significant conversion or degradation of critical
natural habitats, including those that are (a)
legally protected, (b) officially proposed for
protection, (c) identified by authoritative sources
for their high conservation value, or (d)
recognised as protected by traditional local
communities.
There is no relevance to the project as
the project boundary14
doesn't include
natural habitats.
n/a n/a
11. The Project does not involve and is not
complicit in corruption
Thailand is a signatory of the
Convention15
against Corruption. The
risk of project breaching this
safeguarding principle is assessed as
Low n/a
13
Referring to the guidelines for preparing IEE report by Thai DNA (TGO), http://www.tgo.or.th/download/projapprv/Guideline_for_Preparing_IEE_report.pdf
and “Thailand‟s role in the United Nations” by Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, http://www2.mfa.go.th/ungeneva/ThailandAndUN.aspx
and definition of precautionary approach from Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, UNDP, principle 15, http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?documentid=78&articleid=1163 , at Rio de Janeiro, where the precautionary approach was implemented internationally.
14 Referring to IEE, chapter 6 (environmental impact assessment), section 6.1 (impacts on natural resources) and 6.1.2 (impacts on bio-resources) on the
project location details
15 Signatories to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/treaties/CAC/signatories.html
low.
Additional relevant critical issues for my
project type
Description of relevance to my
project
Assessment of relevance to my
project
(low/medium/high)
Mitigation measure
N/A
F.2. Sustainable Development matrix
Indicator Mitigation
measure
Relevance to
achieving MDG
Chosen parameter and explanation Final score
Gold
Standard
indicators of
sustainable
development.
If relevant
copy
mitigation
measure
from "do no
harm" –
table, or
include
mitigation
measure
used to
neutralise a
score of „–„
Check
www.undp.or/mdg
and
www.mdgmonitor.o
rg
Describe how your
indicator is related
to local MDG goals
Defined by project developer Negative
impact:
score „-„ in case
negative
impact is not
fully mitigated
score 0 in case
impact is
planned to be
fully mitigated
No change in
impact: score 0
Positive
impact:
score „+‟
Air quality Parameter: odour, reduction in SO2 and NOx emission
By replacing the open anaerobic lagoon with an enclosed bio-digester, the project
significantly contributes to an improvement of odour emissions, which has a
+
substantial impact on quality of life for the employees at the starch plant and
residents living in the area close to the lagoons16
.
Furthermore, the project activity leads to a reduction of emission (SOx and NOx)
related to fossil fuel combustion, which is displaced by the use of biogas from the
project activity for energy generation. Emissions from the project will be reduced in
comparison to the baseline.17
However, as the impact on air quality within the
project boundary is not obvious; to be conservative, the reduction of SOx and NOx
is not taken into account for this indicator.
Water quality
and quantity
Parameter: COD in wastewater
Water quality - there is a significant improvement in water quality due to the
implementation of a more efficient and reliable effluent treatment system. The
wastewater discharged after the effluent treatment process will meet the standards
and requirements of national regulation18
Water quality
The Release of pollutants in waste water to ground and surface water is the same
compared with the baseline. In the baseline, there was no release of waste water to
the ground or surface water sources.
Water quantity – as the treated wastewater will be reused within the starch plant
(zero discharge), the project activity does not have a significant impact on water
quantity.
Therefore, the score for this indicator is zero.
0
16
This point is substantiated by the Initial Environmental Examination (IEE), chapter 6 (environmental impact assessment), section 6.1.1.2 (air quality)
17 This point is substantiated by the Initial Environmental Examination (IEE), chapter 6 (environmental impact assessment), section 6.1.1.2 (air quality)
18 Refer to the IEE, chapter 6 (environmental impact assessment), section 6.1.1.4 (water both surface and ground water)
Soil condition Parameter: pollution, organic matter content in soil
There is no significant difference relative to the baseline scenario. Even though the
sludge from an aerobic, close system can be used as soil conditioner19
,the impact
on soil condition is considered to be marginal.
In addition, the UASB system does not require any geo-resources; therefore, the
project activity does not have any other impact on soil condition20
0
Other
pollutants
Parameter: noise level and other pollutants
There is no significant difference compared with baseline scenario for other
pollutants. For example noise level is still lower than the requirements 21
by law.
0
Biodiversity Parameter: threatened plants and animals
The project activity is located within the plant area. Compared to the baseline, no
significant change is biodiversity is expected Therefore, the operation of project
activity does not have an impact on variation of life forms in the existing ecosystem.
0
Quality of
employment
Organise
training and
only
authorise
trained
personnel
on site
Parameter: Training plan and record
Referring to Do-no-harm assessment, the risk for unsafe working environment is
medium; the safety training courses22
provided for employees will fully mitigate the
risk.
The training to develop employee‟s skills in operating & maintaining biogas system
as well as in other skills (e.g. ISO9001, teamwork, communication skills etc.)
provided by the project activity will have a significant positive impact on job quality
in rural context of the project. The training to develop employee‟s skills in operating
+
19
Source: NREC, “Anaerobic Digestion Of farm and food Processing residues”, p.23-24 (http://www.mrec.org/biogas/adgpg.pdf)
20 Referring to IEE, chapter 6 (environmental impact assessment), section 6.1.1 (assessment on impacts on geology and soil resources)
21 Referring to IEE, chapter 6 (environmental impact assessment), section 6.1.1.3 (assessment on impacts from noise)
22 Referring to company‟s Training Plan 2010 for employee skill development training and safety training
& maintaining biogas system includes, for example,
Efficiency of biogas system, UASB
Checking quality of biogas system by monitored parameters
Operation and control biogas system
Safety training includes, for example,
Basic Fire Fighting (Workshop)
Fire Evacuation Plan
Emergency plan for chemical spill
Emergency plan for LPG leak
Emergency plan for fire
Emergency plan for explosion of hot oil boiler
Emergency plan for electrical short
The trainings are scheduled to be at least on annual basis.
Livelihood of
the poor
Parameter: poverty alleviation
On top of creating additional employment (see above), the project will improve the
livelihood of those hired through income and national social security. However and
because of its limited impact, as poverty alleviation should be an impact in a wider
context e.g. for the communities and not only for employees of the project;
therefore, the indicator is scored neutrally.
0
Access to
affordable
and clean
energy
services
Parameter: change in energy use
Since the project activity will initially use the generated electricity internally and has
a plan to export to grid in the future, it contributes to a better reliability of the local
grid as well as adding renewable energy electricity to the grid.23
Since Thailand
shares a common grid, the project activity will improve the overall access to energy
in the grid and help to overcome the ever increasing demand for power in the
country in a sustainable manner.
Compared with the baseline (fossil fuel based electricity / or heat generation), the
communities will be able to also access electricity/thermal energy produced from
renewable energy sources. However, considering the small scale of the project, this
would not show significant impact, thus the score is zero.
0
Human and
institutional
capacity
Parameter: impacts on female employment, schooling, empowerment in the
community
No changes are expected regarding human an institutional capacity in the region
0
Quantitative
employment
and income
generation
Parameter: number of jobs created
full-time job positions24
in addition to the baseline scenario are created for operation
and maintenance of the wastewater treatment plant. From additional employment
as well as the salaries paid to them lead to positive impacts as a result of the
project activity.
+
23
The project owner plans to export electricity to grid via a power purchase agreement with the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA), refer to the Purchase Agreement and refer to the IEE, chapter 6, section 6.2.1.2 (impacts on electricity availability of the community)
24 Referring to the organisation chart of Blue Fire and IEE chapter 6, section 6.2.2.2 (impacts on economic). The exact number of employment at the
monitoring period is subject to the company‟s turnover.
Balance of
payments
and
investment
Parameter: net foreign currency savings
As previously mentioned, the project activity leads to a significant energy cost
reduction by replacing fossil fuels for thermal energy and electricity generation25
.
From a macro-economic perspective, the project will have an impact on net foreign
currency savings related to fossil fuel import since most of the fossil fuel used in the
baseline is from foreign origin. Nonetheless, since the impact will be small relative
to the wide-economy, a neutral score is chosen.
0
Technology
transfer and
technological
self-reliance
Parameter: trainings
The project showcases an innovative way to treat wastewater, generate clean and
renewable energy for agricultural industry. The project contributes to technology
transfer26
and has a replicable potential in the starch sector in Thailand. The project
activity will provide training in regards to the technology to the employees; however,
since this point is already covered in the quality of employment, thus for being
conservative, this indicator is scored 0.
0
Justification choices, data source and provision of references
Air quality Reference: Initial Environmental Examination (IEE), chapter 6 (environmental impact assessment), section 6.1.1.2 (air quality) IEE or Initial Environmental Examination is required in order to obtain an approval from the Thai DNA.
Water quality
and quantity
Reference: IEE, chapter 6 (environmental impact assessment), section 6.1.1.4 (water both surface and ground water)
Soil condition Reference: NREC, “Anaerobic Digestion Of farm and food Processing residues”, p.23-24 (http://www.mrec.org/biogas/adgpg.pdf)
IEE, chapter 6 (environmental impact assessment), section 6.1.1 (assessment on impacts on geology and soil resources)
25
Please refer to Section A.2 in the Project Design Document.
26 Referring to IEE chapter 4 (Project Details) explaining that the project implements UASB technology instead of open lagoon (baseline)
Other
pollutants
Reference: IEE, chapter 6 (environmental impact assessment), section 6.1.1.3 (assessment on impacts from noise)
Biodiversity Reference: IEE, chapter 6 (environmental impact assessment), section 6.1.2 (impacts on bio-resources)
Quality of
employment
Reference: the company‟s Training Plan 2010 for employee skill development training and safety training
Livelihood of
the poor
Reference: MDG Plus in Thailand, United Nations Development Programme, www.undp.or.th/focusareas/mdgplus.html
Access to
affordable and
clean energy
services
Reference: the Purchase Agreement between the project owner and Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) and the IEE, chapter 6, section
6.2.1.2 (impacts on electricity availability of the community)
Human and
institutional
capacity
Reference: the outcome of consultation in the stakeholder consultation report. The stakeholders saw other benefits from the project activity
but not relevant to this indicator. IEE does not access impacts on this particular indicator.
Quantitative
employment
and income
generation
Reference: the organisation chart of Blue Fire and IEE chapter 6, section 6.2.2.2 (impacts on economic). The exact number of employment
at the monitoring period is subject to the company‟s turnover.
Balance of
payments and
investment
Reference: section A.2 in the Project Design Document.
Technology
transfer and
technological
self-reliance
Reference: IEE chapter 4 (Project Details) explaining that the project implements UASB technology instead of open lagoon (baseline)
SECTION G. Sustainability Monitoring Plan
No 1
Indicator Air quality (odour)
Mitigation measure n/a
Repeat for each parameter n/a
Chosen parameter biogas consumption
Current situation of parameter Refer to the baseline situation
Estimation of baseline situation of parameter
The open lagoon system releases biogas directly to the atmosphere. The biogas contains hydrogen sulphide, which cause obnoxious odour. The volume of biogas produced and consumed is directly related to odour.
Future target for parameter No unpleasant odour from biogas
Way of monitoring How Monitoring biogas consumption in the gas engine and thermal boiler to demonstrate a reduction in odour emission Details
27
BG gas engine, y (Amount of biogas used for power generation in gas engine) Measurements of volume of biogas sent to the gas engines are done continuously using gas flow meters. In recording these parameters, plant‟s operators shall first manually archive the monitored data onto log sheets then transfer to the computer for electronic storage. Continuously measurements will be done and cumulative reading will be recorded daily. BG boiler, y (Amount of biogas fired in boiler) Measurements of volume of biogas sent to gas engines are done continuously using gas flow meters. In recording these parameters, plant‟s operators shall first manually archive the monitored data onto log sheets then transfer to the computer for electronic storage. Continuously measurements will be done and cumulative reading will be recorded daily. BG ToFlare, y (Total quantity of biogas flared) Measurements of volume of biogas sent to flare are done continuously using gas flow meters. In recording these parameters, plant‟s operators shall first manually archieve the monitored data onto log sheets then transfer to the computer for electronic storage. Continuously measurements will be done and cumulative reading will be recorded daily.
When Refer to how to monitor above
By who Project owner
27
For full details, please refer to those parameters in the PDD section B.7.1
No 2
Indicator Quality of employment
Mitigation measure Organise training and only authorise trained personnel on site
Chosen parameter Training records
Current situation of parameter Current situation of parameter is equal to baseline situation
Estimation of baseline situation of parameter
No training about safety as well as in operating & maintaining biogas system is provided.
Future target for parameter In order to mitigate the risk on safeguarding principle 8, the workers will also be trained in safety procedures to avoid any risk of accident in the future. Also, training for operating & maintaining biogas system is provided.
Way of monitoring How Review of training plan for 2010 and training records shall be archived at the end of each training
When Periodical (depending on the frequency of training)
By who Monitored by BFB
No 3
Indicator Quantitative employment and income generation
Mitigation measure N/A
Chosen parameter Number of employed staffs and the level of income generation.
Current situation of parameter Current situation of parameter is equal to baseline situation.
Current situation of parameter Currently the project does not employ staff, most people in the surrounding area work in the agricultural sector.
Future target for parameter Additional employment as a result from the project activity
Way of monitoring How Number of employees and the level of income generation will be demonstrated through HR records
When Monthly
By who BFB
No 4
Indicator Project eligibility criteria
Mitigation measure n/a
Chosen parameter Biogas utilisation (%)
Current situation of parameter Refer to baseline situation
Current situation of parameter 0%
Future target for parameter At least 65%
Way of monitoring How Measure: biogas consumption in the electricity generator biogas consumption instead of fuel oil in thermal boiler biogas flared And calculation to determine biogas utilisation (%) Details
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BG gas engine, y (Amount of biogas used for power generation in gas engine) Measurements of volume of biogas sent to the gas engines are done continuously using gas flow meters. In recording these parameters, plant‟s operators shall first manually archive the monitored data onto log sheets then transfer to the computer for electronic storage. Continuously measurements will be done and cumulative reading will be recorded daily. BG boiler, y (Amount of biogas fired in boiler) Measurements of volume of biogas sent to gas engines are done continuously using gas flow meters. In recording these parameters, plant‟s operators shall first manually archive the monitored data onto log sheets then transfer to the computer for electronic storage. Continuously measurements will be done and cumulative reading will be recorded daily. BG ToFlare, y (Total quantity of biogas flared) Measurements of volume of biogas sent to flare are done continuously using gas flow meters. In recording these parameters, plant‟s operators shall first manually archieve the monitored data onto log sheets then transfer to the computer for electronic storage. Continuously measurements will be done and cumulative reading will be recorded daily.
When Refer to how to monitor above
By who Project owner
28
For full details, please refer to those parameters in the PDD section B.7.1
Additional remarks monitoring
In addition to the above monitoring plan, regular CDM monitoring procedures as specified in the PDD of the project activity account for:
Determination of project emissions and emission reductions during the crediting
period
Determination of monitoring method (including data registration, monitoring,
measurement and calibration) and the equipment applied
Quality assurance and control procedures for the monitoring process
Documentation of all relevant monitoring steps
SECTION H. Additionality and conservativeness
This section is only applicable if the section on additionality and/or your choice of baseline does not follow Gold Standard guidance
H.1. Additionality
Please refer to section B.5 in the PDD for details on additionality demonstration
H.2. Conservativeness
The baseline scenario selection and the calculation of greenhouse gas emission reductions have been carried out in the most conservative manner when the methodology provided to possibilities to act.
Project proponents have used approved methodologies by CDM Executive Board in order to
determine the baseline scenario and calculate emission reductions.
Likely baseline scenarios have been developed and assessed using guidance provided by
the methodologies. A set of quantified scenarios has been described and the most
conservative baseline scenario has been selected.
Calculations have been done in a transparent manner providing full documentation and
references to data sources to the DOE. Please refer to the PDD Sections B.3, B.4, B.5 and B.6 for more details on project boundary definition, baseline scenario selection and emission reductions calculation.
ANNEX 1 ODA declarations
Project financing for this project activity will not use Official Development Assistance (ODA) Funds as defined in the Gold Standard Manual for Project Developers. There are no loans or grants being provided by International Finance Institutions, which include ODA.
Attachment I
*NPO WWT is palm oil mill. Thus, the project is not included in projects applying for VER.